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Open facilities

These are scientific and technological environments that house high-tech equipment which are made available to researchers and students from around the world. LNBio’s open facilities provide laboratory supplies and also have a specialized technical team.

In return for the use of the facilities, academic users are expected to publish the findings from their research in the scientific literature. The facilities also allow scientific collaboration and contribute to the training of human resources in research and teaching institutions. During their visits, users receive training and guidance on operating the equipment and obtaining the data they need to advance their research.

When outside researchers have scientific hypotheses and need LNBio’s array of equipment to conduct experiments, they can submit research proposals via the SAU Online user support platform according to the timeline for using the open facilities. This information is published on this site, on CNPEM’s User’s Office (EDU) page, and on social media.

OPEN FACILITIES 2023/24 SUBMISSION PERIOD 2024 RESEARCH PERIOD
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (MAS) 01/08/2024 to 31/08/2024 03/02/2025 to 12/12/2025
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory (RMN) 03/01/2024 to 15/12/2024 15/01/2024 to 18/12/2024
Automatic Protein Crystallization Laboratory (ROBOLAB) 15/01/2024 to 13/12/2024 15/01/2024 to 13/12/2024
Spectroscopy and Calorimetry Laboratory (LEC) 15/01/2024 to 11/12/2024 29/01/2024 to 13/12/2024
Biomolecule Synthesis Laboratory (LSB)

15/08/2024 to 30/09/2024

Dec/2024 to Mar/2025

Biological Imaging Laboratory

01/07/2024 to 15/12/2024

01/07/2024 to 15/12/2024

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About the open facilities

LNBio currently operates four open facilities that permit high-complexity experimentation and multidisciplinary research in different areas of life science including structural biology, proteomics, metabolomics, drug prospecting, and bioimaging.

Serving external users by allowing free access to the open facilities is an important part of CNPEM’s mission, and is primarily funded via a management contract between CNPEM and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). For more information, contact CNPEM’s lines of activity. Research promotion and funding agencies also collaborate with the Center by acquiring multi-user equipment. For more information, see CNPEM’s lines of activity.